A/N: Hey! So, I know, a lot of people want me to update Raising Harry, but this idea has been swimming around my head for months, ever since I discovered FoxyJoy on Tumblr! She has the most adorable drawings of the paladins as babies and I'm completely obsessed! She has several drawings of Shiro and Keith interacting, and a bunch of babysitter Hunk!

Personally, I do see Hunk as the only one (other than possibly Lance) who knows how to deal with babies. So he'll probably be the main "babysitter" here, but I do intend to give Pidge, Allura, and Coran time in the spotlight!

You can find all of FoxyJoy's incredible art at foxyjoy-art dot Tumblr dot com . Check her out!

Hunk rubbed the back of his head as he stared at the tiny forms at his feet. "So, um, what do we do now?"

"I confess, I have never seen this happen," Allura responded, casting her own gaze in the same direction. "I do not know what to do about it."

"We'll have to take care of them, won't we?" Wrinkling her nose, Pidge took a step away from Hunk. "We can't leave just leave them there, right? I mean, I don't – "

Coran rubbed his chin. "No, we'll have to do something about them. We need all of the paladins to form Voltron."

All four of them sighed and looked down at the floor. Curled up were the last three paladins: Lance, Shiro, and Keith. With just one major difference.

They were toddlers.

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It all started when Lance decided to help pilot the castle. Or, well, more like bugging Allura as she piloted it through space. They came upon a ring of violet light and Lance had insisted Allura guide them through it. In an attempt to get him to stop talking, she did so.

At the same time, Pidge was testing out a new robot that decided to randomly shoot a laser at Lance, who then knocked into Allura, which knocked the castle off course. It touched the side of the ring, there was a flash of light, and then –

Well, then Lance, Keith, and Shiro were on the floor as toddlers.

Coran couldn't explain why the three of them in specific were affected. At first they'd thought that perhaps it was because Keith and Shiro had something Galra on them, Keith, well, himself, and Shiro, his arm. But that didn't explain Lance. Pidge kept insisting she had to do some testing on the toddlers.

"It doesn't matter why they're like this!" Hunk finally exclaimed. The squirmy toddlers froze at the loud tone, and Shiro promptly burst into tears. "No, no, please don't cry! I didn't mean to yell."

"They're so…little. I never imagined Shiro could look so fragile." Allura knelt down beside the trio. "Hello. I am Princess Allura. Would you like to see more of the castle?"

Lance's eyes lit up and he scrambled to his feet. His chubby face looked up at the princess as he raised his arms expectantly.

"He wants you to pick him up," Hunk explained, taking Shiro in his arms. The black paladin seemed content to just cuddle up against his chest.

"I know that. I have been around children before." Scooping him up in her arms, Allura ruffled Lance's hair, making him squirm. "I see the mini version of Lance does not like his hair mussed any more than the older one does."

"Am I supposed to get Keith?" Pidge bent down, eye level with the red paladin. Keith gave her an evil glare. "He looks like he's going to bite me or something. Do kids need rabies shots?"

Hunk, Coran and Allura turned to look at her. "Number five…have you ever been around children before?" Coran asked hesitantly.

"No. I'm the youngest." She tentatively held out a hand to Keith, who turned his head away. "I don't think he likes me. What do I do? Do I give him candy or something? Treats?"

Hunk groaned and rolled his eyes. "No, he's not a dog, he's a kid. Just talk nicely to him and he'll listen."

Pidge gave him a skeptical look. "I don't think that's going to work."

"Just try it." Seeing that the younger girl wasn't going to make a move, Hunk knelt down in front of Keith. "Hey buddy. Want to come along with me 'n Pidge and see the castle?"

Keith's violet eyes narrowed. He seemed to have a mini staring contest with Hunk before nodding slowly. "There. See?" Hunk said, straightening up. "Now he's happy. Er, kind of happy."

"Still looks feral to me." Pidge pointed to the toddler, who gave her an icy glare right back. "I've got my eye on you."

Shiro chose that moment to start sniffing, making Allura swoop down and pat the puff of stark white hair at the front of his head. "Shiro, are you alright? What is making you cry?"

"Da…" The toddler looked around, his lower lip wobbling. His eyes landed on Lance and he reached out a hand to him. "Hi."

Lance craned his neck, leaning all the way over to reach out to Shiro. Allura quickly caught him before he could fall headfirst to the floor. "Hi."

"Oh look, they've made friends!" Coran grabbed Shiro and held him up in the air. "It looks like you're going to have to be downgraded to Number…I would say three. What say you, Hunk?"

"Uh…why don't we just leave the number system alone?" Hunk quickly rescued the terrified-looking toddler-leader from the mustached man and cradled him gently. "I think you're scaring them a little. Shiro especially seems pretty jumpy."

"They're just being children! Why, when I was younger – "

"Coran, why don't we keep all children steady? Just until they get used to being small." Patting Shiro's head, Hunk noticed something strange. "Wait. Shiro has his metal arm, just in mini. I thought they just got smaller."

Pidge tiptoed over to him, still keeping a wary eye on Keith. "Yeah, I was wondering about that. I figured they were just de-aged until they were exactly like they were when they were toddlers, but now I'm wondering if something else happened. I mean, Shiro used to have all black hair. This kid still has white hair."

"Ah?" Shiro piped up, hearing his name. Hunk gently patted his head again to indicate that nothing was wrong. "Oh."

"We need to analyze them some more." Seeing that the yellow paladin was about to protest, Pidge held up a hand to stop him. "Not because I'm curious. But we really do need to see if whatever happened really did hurt them somehow."

"Oh. Yeah. That's probably a good idea."

Allura hefted Lance higher in her arms, having a difficult time controlling the wiggling toddler. "Perhaps we can find somewhere to put these three down? Well, two, I suppose, since Keith seems quite happy walking around by himself. I may not know very much about such young children, but I do know that they enjoy being occupied. And also, I believe I may drop Lance if I hold him for very much longer."

"Lance always moves around a lot. It used to drive me crazy in the academy," Pidge commented. The toddler in question twisted himself around to look at her. "Yeah, I'm talking about you, you little monster."

"Don't call them monsters, Pidge. They're babies." Holding out a hand to Keith, Hunk turned to Allura. "Do you think the lounge is baby-proof enough for them? They're not total babies, they probably know enough about safety, but I don't want to take a chance. Especially with Lance and Keith."

"I am not familiar with the term 'baby-proof', but I assume it means that the area is safe for the children?" At Hunk's nod, the princess continued, "Then yes, it should be alright for them. Coran, do we happen to have any of the baby food packets on the ship?"

Coran thought for a moment before replying, "Yes, Princess, I believe we do! You used to come on this ship with your parents often, I'm sure we have the packets somewhere!"

Pidge watched as he ran from the room and made a face. "Ew. Those things are like, what, over ten thousand years old?"

"Pidge, we've been eating the green goo on the ship since we got here. Didn't you ever think about that?"

"Oh God I'm going to be sick." Pidge covered her mouth and ran from the room as Allura laughed behind her.

"That stuff doesn't spoil though, right? I don't want to get these guys sick." Hunk nodded his head towards the toddlers. "I don't mind taking care of kids, but sick kids are a lot harder."

"Of course. All our food is designed to last for thousands of years." Tightening her grip on Lance, Allura turned to the door. "Let's go. I believe Lance is going to make another attempt to reach the floor."

Hunk sighed. "Behave, Lance."

"Ah?" Lance gave the two of them a fake innocent look, one that was quite reminiscent of his older self. Allura rolled her eyes and pressed her hand to his back.

"Let's just go. Come on, Keith." Taking the red paladin's hand, Hunk headed out of the room and down to the eating area. Once they entered the eating area, he set Shiro on the ground beside Keith. Allura did the same on the other side, allowing Lance to run to the other two toddlers. As he watched the three try to climb up onto the chair, something occurred to Hunk. "Hey, do you have anything for babies to sit in? Like a high chair or something?"

Allura thought for a moment before her face brightened. "No, but I have something Coran can fix up! Take Lance and I'll take care of things."

"Wait, no, Allura – " Hunk groaned. "Nope, she just left."

He looked down at the three toddlers crowded around his feet. "This is going to be interesting."